Stretching device for ironing-boards.



BARTHOLOMEW, STRETOHING- DEVICE FOR momma BOARDS.

APPLIGATION FILED APB.28, 1913.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

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. STRETGHING DEVICE FOR IRONING BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED APB.28, 1913.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

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"orrnn earns rnr r OFFIC WILLIAM BARTI-IOLOIVIEW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO TROY LAUNDRY MACHINERY COMPANY, LIMITED, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

STRETCHING- DEVICE FORIRONING-BOARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 28, 1913.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914. Serial No. 764,201.

; ME'W, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stretching De- .vices for Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to. certain new and useful improvements in tail stretchers for ironing boards and more particularly to an improvement upon my application for patent for bosom board, filed June 15, 1910, Serial Number 567 ,026 the object being to provide a bosom board with a tail stretcher formed of a pair of stretcher bars, each ex tending beyond the longitudinal center of the board in order that the tails ofa shirt having overlapping portions can be evenly stretched upon the board. v

Another object of the invention is to provide a stretcher which is formed of a fixed revolubly mounted stretcher bar section and a movably revolubly mounted stretcher bar section, whereby the tension on the overlapping tail of the shirt can be increased by swinging the bar downwardly.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tail stretcher which is so constructed that the same can be easily and quickly placed in position upon any form of ironing board; means being provided for holding the revoluble'stretcher bars in adjusted position to hold the article in stretched position upon the board. 7

Other and further objects and advantages of the invent-ion will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings-Figure 1, is a top plan of a bosom board showing the application of my improved construction of tail stretcher thereto; Fig. 2, is a perspective of my improved tail stretcher showing the same in position upon a board which is shown in dotted lines; and Fig. 3, is a longitudinal section through a ortion of one of the arms showing the ratchet mechanism and pawl for holding the stretcher bar in its adjusted position.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 indicates an ironing board having at one end, a neck band clamp 2 and a clothing clamp 3 constructed substantially the same as disclosed in my former application and these clamps are adapted to engage the shirt and securely clamp the same in position upon the board at that end; a detailed description of the above-mentioned parts being unnecessary as the construction is clearly shown in my former application and forms no part of this invention, except to provide means for clamping an article at one end of the board, as various other constructions of clamping means can be em ployed in connection with my improved construction of tail stretcher which will be hereinafter fully described.

My improved construction of tail stretcher comprises a pair of revolubly mounted stretcher bar sections 4: and 5 arranged at the opposite end of the board 1 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 and these sections are of such length that they extend to each side of the longitudinal'center of the board in order to accommodate the overlapping portions of the tail of a shirt when placed in position upon the board. The stretcher bar sections 4 and 5 are carried by tubes 6 which are mounted upon shafts 7 journaled in suitable bearings carried respectively by the arms 8, 8 and 9, 9, and each tube 6 is provided at one end with a ratchet 1O inclosed in a protecting casing 11. For the purpose of retaining the ratchets 10 and the roll sections carried thereby in their adjusted positions, I provide a spring-actuated sliding pawl 12 which can be thrown out of engagement with the ratchet by operating the loop trigger lever 13.

The construction of ratchet mechanism, sliding pawl and roller or stretcher bar mounting is substantially the same as disclosed in my former application and a detailed description of each of the same is unnecessary, as each of these stretcher bars is mounted upon a shaft to rotate in order to alow the tail of a shirt to be wound thereon, and while I have only shown a ratchet mechanism for one of these bars, it is of course understood that the other stretcher bar is provided with a similar construction and that by referring to the former application, the manner of mounting the same can be clearly understood.

The arms 8 and 8 are secured to the under side of the bosom board by fastening means as shown and extend outwardly therefrom in a plane slightly below the surface of the board and at such a distance that the operator can readily grasp the tail of a shirt and manually operate the stretcher bar section so as to wind the same thereon in order to stretch the shirt being ironed upon the board.

The arms 9 and 9 are pivotally mounted as shown at 14 in brackets 15 secured to the under side of the board by suitable fastening means, as clearly shown, in order to allow the stretcher bar section 5 to be lowered and it will be noted that the arm 9 is curved in order to bring the bearing for the stretcher bar upwardly into substantially the same horizontal plane as the stretcher bar 4; the arms 9 and 9 being of greater length than the arms 8 and 8, so as to allow the manipulation of the stretcher bars independently.

In the operation of my improved tail stretcher in connection with a board as described, a shirt or the article to be pressed is placed upon the board and the same is then clamped by the neck band and yoke clamps and the tails of the shirt are wound upon the stretcher bar sections 4t and 5; the bar 4 being first manipulated in order to stretch the under tail section of the shirt first and the bar 5 is then manipulated so as to stretch the upper or overlapping tail section and by swinging the arms downwardly, the tension can be increased so as to remove all wrinkles and stretch the same upon the bosom board in such a manner that the overlapping tail sections when being ironed, will be held in their proper positions whereby a great deal of time and expense is saved in ironing what is known in the trade, as a coat shirt.

In my former application, the stretcher bar sectionsdid not extend to each side of the longitudinal center of the board and the above construction is advantageous in ironing various forms of wearing apparel, where it is desired to iron the overlapping portions thereof, as with this construction they can be overlapped and held in proper position when being ironed.

I claim:

1. In an ironing board, supporting arms at one end thereof, independently rotatable stretcher bars revolubly mounted in said arms, said bars extending inwardly from opposite sides beyond the longitudinal center of the board and terminating short of the opposite side thereof.

2. In an ironing board, companion pairs of arms arranged at one end thereof, one pair being fixed and the other movable, and stretcher bars carried by said pairs of arms.

3. In a bosom board, stretcher bar sections arranged at one end thereof extending inwardly from opposite sides to each side of the longitudinal centerof the board, means for holding said stretcher bar sections in their adjusted position, one stretcher bar being mov-ably mounted in respect to the other stretcher bar.

l. The combination with a bosom board, of stretching means disposed transversely at one end thereof comprising independently rotatable sections, said sections extending inwardly from opposite sides beyond the longitudinal center of said board andterm1nating short of the opposite side thereof.

5. The combination with a bosom board, of clamping means for retaining an article at one end thereof, stretching means disposed transversely at the opposite end and comprising independently rotatable sections, said sections extending inwardly from opposite sides beyond the longitudinal center of said board, and means for retaining an article in stretched position upon said board.

6. A. bosom board having independently rotatable stretcher bar sections at one end thereof, one section being fixed in respect to said board and the other section being mounted to move in respect thereto, and means for holding said stretcher bar sections in their adjusted positions.

7. The combination with a bosom board, of means for holding an article upon said board at one end thereof, stretching means disposed transversely at the opposite end and comprising revoluble stretcher bars arranged transversely of said board and extending inwardly from opposite sides beyond the longitudinal center thereof, and means for holding said stretcher bars in adjusted position.

S. The combination with a bosom board, of stretching means disposed at one end thereof comprising independently rotatable sections arranged transversely thereof and extending inwardly from opposite sides beyond the longitudinal center of said board, and terminating short of the opposite side thereof.

9. The combination with a bosom board, of a pair of arms fixed at one end thereof, a stretcher bar mounted in said arms, a second pair of arms movably mounted upon said board, a stretcher bar carried by said arms, said bars extending inwardly from opposite sides beyond the longitudinal center of said board, and means for holding said stretcher bars in adjusted position.

10. The combination with a bosom board, of a fixed pair of arms extending from one endthereof, a stretcher bar carried by said arms, a pair of brackets fixed to said board, a second pair of arms pivotally mounted in said brackets, a stretcher bar carried by said 7 last-mentioned arms and extending beyond the first-mentioned stretcher bar, said stretcher bars extending transversely from opposite sides to each side' of the longitudinal center of said board.

11. In an ironing board, stretching means disposed at one end thereof comprising in dependently rotatable overlapping stretcher bars, and means for holding said bars in adjusted position.

12. In an ironing board, stretching means disposed at one end thereof comprising independently rotatable overlapping stretching 10 bars, one of said bars being movably mounted in respect to the other bar.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM BARTI-IOLOMEW. Witnesses:

J. HOERMANN, D. S. MANN.

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